Shaggy gave a peek into prolific reggae producers extraordinaire Sly & Robbie‘s kitchen, uh – recording studio, when the popular Jamaican reggae artist dropped by NY1 recently to discuss his newest album Out Of Many, One Music.
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As part of the Winter Jazzfest (all over town and now in its 11th year) Robert Glasper played a gig at Le Poisson Rouge in the west village with Vicente Archer on bass and Damion Reid on drums. Those guys go way back including the Grammy winning artist‘s first couple […]
Name checks and quick hits from New York City Hip Hop artists Ice T, Remy Ma, Maino, Cam’ron, Papoose, & Uncle Murda in 2014. Find the full reports and, in the case of Remy Ma and Ice T, extended interviews as well in the Hip Hop section. Only exception is […]
Patti Smith’s year end tradition of playing NYC shows to celebrate her birthday (her 68th in this case) along with the new year keeps getting better. Her friend Michael Stipe opened the show in, a couple of one-offs aside, his solo debut! I spoke with Patti in an expansive interview […]
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Bob Seger in NYC. It’s been eight years since his last album and tour. It’s been too long since The J. Geils Band worked their magic here as well so it was a twin-bill at Madison Square Garden not to be missed…
If you only listen to one record from 2014, make it the Most Messed Up one by Old 97’s! Flashback to their show in August and revel in songs from the numero uno el disco of the year…perfect warm-up for New Year’s Eve.
2014 holiday season gift ideas include plenty of memoirs & biographies to read and documentaries & performances to watch…
No Jamaican performer, hell really no performer whatsoever, has been so embraced by NYC’s Hip-Hop community as Mavado. He’s an easy fit as you can see – in recent videos with LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj, and hear – in his remarks. Here he talks where he is from […]
Ho Ho Ho! Here’s some suggestions if you’d like to give (or receive) the gift of music this holiday season whether it is boxed or unboxed.
The Super Soul Revue last Thursday through Saturday at The Apollo was an excellent reminder at the tremendous talent found on Daptone Records. As I’ve been spending some time recently with the outstanding Burnt Offering by The Budos Band, I was keen to capture a taste of their performance and […]
The Figgs have been doing it right for 27 years. Here’s a peak at their recent CMJ Music Marathon show at The Rock Shop. They will be back in NYC Friday 12/12/2014 at Bowery Electric.
It was a good take at The Apollo on Saturday with not only The Wailers and Lauryn Hill but Maxi Priest and Third World as well on hand for a star-studded Bob Marley tribute show. I spoke with Dwayne Anglin about his unlikely journey from Jamaica to New Jersey to […]
I asked Itzhak Perlman about all the awards he has – including but hardly limited to a Kennedy Center Honor celebrating his distinguished achievements and contributions to the cultural and educational life of our nation, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in the recording arts, a Medal of Liberty […]
Robert Randolph & The Family Band were back at it last night at the Brooklyn Bowl. Their annual residency is up there with turkey and pumpkin pie in the delights of late November. Here’s a look at Randolph wailing on pedal steel and a flashback to our conversation from last […]
Ace Frehley, who is touring behind his new disc Space Invader showed off his old tricks – and a few new ones – to the delight of a packed house at BB Kings.
Stephin Merritt topped an impressive lineup at Le Poisson Rouge in the West Village and offered a handful of Magnetic Fields’ faves to celebrate the release of the third issue of Radio Silence, a San Francisco based magazine whose stock in trade is the cross-fertilization of authors and musicians. It’s […]
Here’s a peek at ex-Grateful Dead veteran Phil Lesh and his musical Friends doing their thing at The Capitol Theatre! This weekend the lineup is John Kadlecik, Keller Williams, Jason Crosby and Joe Russo. Next Weekend (the 28th and 29th) it’ll be Anders Osborne, Marco Benevento, Stu Allen, Joe Russo and special […]
What a showman – What a band! Gedeon Luke and The People really killed it at Brooklyn Bowl on Friday night.
The 8 night residency of Seu Jorge is a testament to the enduring appeal of the tasteful and tuneful Brazilian musician who spoke to me about his David Bowie covers and – despite singing in Portuguese in a New York room – transcended any language barriers with his captivating performance.
Eric Johnson & Mike Stern are, of course, tremendous guitar players with chops of doom – but they are also great listeners and intuitive partners – who are thrilled to be teaming up on stage and on their rewarding new album Eclectic.
The wildly talented Angelique Kidjo spoke about what a great inspiration Miriam Makeba – Mama Africa – is to her …
QQ rocks the mic a little, talks about the serious burning of the candle at both ends he did while establishing himself as Jamaica’s youngest dancehall reggae star, and reveals how he came up with Stukie and One Drop.
Blues singer and guitarist Jr. Mack resides at Terra Blues in the West Village when not frying bigger fish.
While raising dough for Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit music education charity, Cheap Trick, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Alice Cooper lead an astonishing parade of artists singing the songs of Joan Jett – sometimes with JJ herself.